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It lies in Gantakuti Taik on Athokayon Monastery (of the East New building) of Maha Wizaya Yama Pali University in Paunglaungshin Ward of Pakokku Magway Division.
It was said the King of Ceylon presented to King Alaung Sithu the figure of a thinkanet (thingannet) barge. This was later built into nine images of Buddha out of the Phaungdaw-Oo Sagataing by grand-son Narapate Sithu, one of them bein this one. It had been usual for kings to revere Buddha images successively at Bagan, Myinsaing, Sagaing, Pinya, Inn-wa and Shwebo and so on. Thus Nemyo thura of Popa conveyed an Image to Pakokku to revere at Popa, but it was not to be, It was then entrusted to the care of monks Thumeda and Zagara. Hence the name Phaungdaw-Oo monastery for that of the two saydaws. When old, the saydaws conveyed it to Ngathayauk where it lay in state for ten years after which it was conveyed to the present site. Reference 1. Ancient Pagodas in Myanmar Vol I , Jan 2003, by Myat Min Hlaing |
